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SKI 22nd annual Reader Resort Survey is a guide to North America’s top resorts.

Here’s an update on the state of skiing from the experts: you, our readers. SKI’s 22nd annual Reader
Resort Survey is a guide to North America’s top 30 resorts.

#1: Deer Valley, Utah
‘The ultimate upscale destination resort. Five-star all the way.’

#4: Park City Mountain, Utah
‘An easy and convenient mountain. Very family friendly.’

#20: The Canyons, Utah
‘A little of everything. The more I ski The Canyons, the more I like it.’

18 Individual Category Rankings:

Access
1. Park City Mtn. Resort, Utah
2. Deer Valley, Utah
3. Loveland, Colo.
4. The Canyons, Utah
5. Snowbird, Utah
6. Copper Mountain, Colo.
7. Alta, Utah
8. Solitude, Utah
9. Brighton, Utah
10. Alpine Meadows, Calif.

Weather
1. Solitude, Utah
2. Alta, Utah
3. Deer Valley, Utah
4. Powder Mountain, Utah
5. Vail, Colo.
6. Telluride, Colo.
7. Aspen Highlands, Colo.
8. Park City Mtn. Resort, Utah
9. Snowbird, Utah
10. Snowbasin, Utah

Grooming
1. Deer Valley, Utah
2. Beaver Creek, Colo.
3. Vail, Colo.
4. Northstar-at-Tahoe, Calif.
5. Snowmass, Colo.
6. Mammoth Mountain, Calif.
7. Sun Valley, Idaho
8. Park City Mtn. Resort, Utah
9. Breckenridge, Colo.
10. Solitude, Utah

Lodging
1. Deer Valley, Utah
2. Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.
3. Sun Valley, Idaho
4. Aspen Mountain, Colo.
5. Beaver Creek, Colo.
6. Telluride, Colo.
7. Park City Mtn. Resort, Utah
8. Vail, Colo.
9. Steamboat, Colo.
10. Snowmass, Colo.

Service
1. Deer Valley, Utah
2. Sun Valley, Idaho
3. Beaver Creek, Colo.
4. Snowbasin, Utah
5. Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.
6. Northstar-at-Tahoe, Calif.
7. Vail, Colo.
8. Snowmass, Colo.
9. Aspen Mountain, Colo.
10. Telluride, Colo.

Dining
1. Deer Valley, Utah
2. Aspen Mountain, Colo.
3. Sun Valley, Idaho
4. Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.
5. Telluride, Colo.
6. Vail, Colo.
7. Beaver Creek, Colo.
8. Park City Mtn. Resort, Utah
9. Jackson Hole, Wyo.
10. Steamboat, Colo.

Snow
1. Alta, Utah
2. Powder Mountain, Utah
3. Grand Targhee, Wyo.
4. Solitude, Utah
5. Snowbird, Utah
6. Brighton, Utah
7. Vail, Colo.
8. Steamboat, Colo.
9. Snowmass, Colo.
10. Deer Valley, Utah

On-Mountain Food
1. Deer Valley, Utah
2. Snowbasin, Utah
3. Sun Valley, Idaho
4. Beaver Creek, Colo.
5. Aspen Mountain, Colo.
6. Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.
7. Snowmass, Colo.
8. Vail, Colo.
9. Aspen Highlands, Colo.
10. The Canyons, Utah

Lifts
1. Mammoth Mountain, Calif.
2. Deer Valley, Utah
3. Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.
4. Sun Valley, Idaho
5. Snowmass, Colo.
6. Vail, Colo.
7. Snowbasin, Utah
8. Squaw Valley, Calif.
9. Beaver Creek, Colo.
10. Jackson Hole, Wyo.

Apres-Ski
1. Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.
2. Aspen Mountain, Colo.
3. Heavenly, Calif.
4. Vail, Colo.
5. Park City Mtn. Resort, Utah
6. Breckenridge, Colo.
7. Sun Valley, Idaho
8. Telluride, Colo.
9. Deer Valley, Utah
10. Jackson Hole, Wyo.

Family Programs
1. Steamboat, Colo.
2. Deer Valley, Utah
3. Beaver Creek, Colo.
4. Northstar-at-Tahoe, Calif.
5. Snowmass, Colo.
6. Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.
7. Sun Valley, Idaho
8. Vail, Colo.
9. Park City Mtn. Resort, Utah
10. Keystone, Colo.

Scenery
1. Heavenly, Calif.
2. Telluride, Colo.
3. Jackson Hole, Wyo.
4. Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.
5. Aspen Highlands, Colo.
6. Big Mountain, Mont.
7. Squaw Valley, Calif.
8. Mammoth Mountain, Calif.
9. Alta, Utah
10. Arapahoe Basin, Colo.


Terrain Parks
1. Mammoth Mountain, Calif.
2. Northstar-at-Tahoe, Calif.
3. Keystone, Colo.
4. Breckenridge, Colo.
5. Park City, Utah
6. Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.
7. Snowmass, Colo.
8. Vail, Colo.
9. Copper Mountain, Colo.
10. Steamboat, Colo.

Off-Hill Activities
1. Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.
2. Heavenly, Calif.
3. Sun Valley, Idaho
4. Park City Mtn. Resort, Utah
5. Vail, Colo.
6. Aspen Mountain, Colo.
7. Breckenridge, Colo.
8. Deer Valley, Utah
9. Jackson Hole, Wyo.
10. Beaver Creek, Colo.

Terrain Variety
1. Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.
2. Squaw Valley, Calif.
3. Jackson Hole, Wyo.
4. Mammoth Mountain, Calif.
5. Vail, Colo.
6. Big Sky, Mont.
7. Alta, Utah
8. Telluride, Colo.
9. Snowbird, Utah
10. Kirkwood, Calif.

Challenging Terrain
1. Jackson Hole, Wyo.
2. Snowbird, Utah
3. Squaw Valley, Calif.
4. Alta, Utah
5. Taos Ski Valley, N.M.
6. Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.
7. Mammoth Mountain, Calif.
8. Aspen Highlands, Colo.
9. Big Sky, Mont.
10. Crested Butte, Colo.

Value
1. Loveland, Colo.
2. Powder Mountain, Utah
3. Alta, Utah
4. Arapahoe Basin, Colo.
5. Brighton, Utah
6. Solitude, Utah
7. Big Mountain, Mont.
8. Alpine Meadows, Calif.
9. Grand Targhee, Wyo.
10. Taos Ski Valley, N.M.

Overall Satisfaction
1. Alta, Utah
2. Jackson Hole, Wyo.
3. Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.
4. Deer Valley, Utah
5. Aspen Highlands, Colo.
6. Telluride, Colo.
7. Mammoth Mountain, Calif.
8. Vail, Colo.
9. Powder Mountain, Utah
10. Snowmass, Colo.